America’s Innovators Need Clear Patent Laws; Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2020

Paul R. Michel and Matthew J. Dowd, Wall Street Journal;

America’s Innovators Need Clear Patent Laws

The Supreme Court has muddled the standards for intellectual property, so Congress may have to act.

"America is the world’s leader in technological innovation, and that’s unlikely to change. But in the global economy, information and investments flow instantaneously, and America’s most important asset--intellectual property--is easily copied and counterfeited.

Making matters worse, a string of court decisions have weakened U.S. intellectual property rights."